Leather Shoes (79)

Leather Shoes (79)

1

I tried to save this planet

For the hippies, I once knew

But my communist revolution

Was the goose that never flew

So capitalism was the winner

See it spreading everywhere

Like some obnoxious weed

In a realm beyond repair

Chorus

Must I truly offer something

For the debt I owe to Grace

Overwhelmed by corruption

Made by us, the human race?

Or can I forget this planet

And go easy on good news

So Grace can do the honours

And put on some leather shoes?

2

As I didn’t save our planet

Thanks to flawed humanity

What better than my saviour

With His promise to save me?

Liberation is my tonic

I don’t need to do a thing

Since Grace is my provider

And Jesus Christ is my King

Chorus

Must I truly offer something

For the debt I owe to Grace

Overwhelmed by corruption

Made by us, the human race?

Or can I forget this planet

And go easy on good news

So Grace can do the honours

And put on some leather shoes?

3

Well I gave up on this planet

Since I hadn’t won a round

And I settled for salvation

Like a ruby, I had found

But when Grace became exhausted

Well I knew something was wrong

And my works were preferred

To the couch, I slept upon

Chorus

I believe our works are worthy

To perform and serve to Grace

Overwhelmed by the corruption

That’s all around the human race

So I strive to save this planet

And I try to bring good news

By investing in kind actions

And a pair of leather shoes

4

Now in service to this planet

And to help the poor in need

I believe Grace will be happy

When I perform a kindly deed

Yet my planet-saving mission

Maybe thwarted I suppose

As I’m just a human being

So a thorn beside a rose

Chorus

I believe our works are worthy

To perform and serve to Grace

Overwhelmed by the corruption

That’s all around the human race

So I strive to save this planet

And I try to bring good news

By investing in kind actions

And a pair of leather shoes

The End

© Frankie Espirit

Evolution Versus Religion (78)

Evolution Versus Religion (78)

Round One

Natural selection

What a wicked way to be

We are slaves to competition

Generating misery

We can sell off social housing

We can trash the forests green

Since Richard Dawkins taught us

To support the selfish gene

Round Two

Never mind about the rivers

Or the health of oceans now

Or that naughty word, pollution

That is spreading fast somehow

We are slaves to competition

We are designed to be mean

Since a biologist has decided

God is probably a selfish gene

Chorus

Capitalism is our system

Competition our mindset

When the steed is evolution

Please meet Darwin’s little pet

What a pity it is losing

Oh my God, please return

Now that ruthless competition

Is giving cause for great concern

Round Three

Natural selection

Is the term that experts use

Now that God is dead and buried

Leaving scientists to wear his shoes

As the slaves of competition

There is little choice in this

Selfishness is our religion

Nurtured by big business

Round Four

Never mind about the rivers

Or the Shrinking forests green

Just remember Herbert Spencer

Who helped create the selfish gene

There may well be contradictions

What a monster we have reared

Otherwise called the corporates

That replace God with a beard

Chorus

Capitalism is our system

Competition our mindset

When the steed is evolution

Please meet Darwin’s little pet

What a pity it is losing

Oh my God, please return

Now that ruthless competition

Is giving cause for great concern

The End

© Frankie Espirit

The Planet Saver (77)

The Planet Saver (77)

1

I’m a planet-saving person

So a most unusual man

And I’m highly motivated

To achieve the best I can

But world saving is expensive

Everybody needs a hand

If you care about this planet

Then why not give me a grand?

2

I’m a very busy person

I have so much work to do

There’s a forest to be planted

And some oceans to clean too

If we are to save the rivers

That are in a dreadful state

Then dig deep into your pockets

Say two grand would be just great

Chorus

Planet-saving is expensive

People just have no idea

By nature I am frugal

How I hate the taste of beer

It’s not easy cleaning oceans

Planting forests is hard too

Believe me, I am wasted

So the meadows, I leave you

3

I’m a planet-saving person

Yet most days I work alone

I just need a small donation

And the loan of your iPhone

Well I need to stay connected

As most people will agree

As I try to clean the water

That is flowing in the sea

4

So be generous with your money

Let us save the world, my friend

From the usual high polluters

Chasing their next dividend

Money needs a social target

Rather than some Cadillac

To pollute our holy planet

Worse than any maniac

Chorus

Planet-saving is expensive

People just have no idea

By nature I am frugal

How I hate the taste of beer

It’s not easy cleaning oceans

Planting forests is hard too

Believe me, I am wasted

So the meadows, I leave you

The End

© Frankie Espirit